RE: [asa] Has a Christian Evolutionist written this yet?

Hi Phil-

 Here's my understanding. ID has a program and main thrust called
"teach the controversy." I have their book "Exploring Evolution." I
assume that is their main vehicle.

 From what I can tell, ID teaches nothing positively. What they do is
try to bring up arguments as to why evolution (on the macro scale) could
not have happened. Therefore, they are not evolutionists. Behe is
strange-seems to be saying yes/no to evolution, and I don't understand
his position; but ID as a movement I think is defined as I previously
just wrote.

 What I wrote below indicates a strong belief in evolution, only a
version that is guided by God... not simply depending on chance and
natural selection to create something new and beautiful in DNA. So
ID'ers, as I know them, would reject point 3 and say God made special
corrections.

 Example: Behe's "mousetrap." Made as a unit by God's special power or
did it evolve? ID says it is made special and it couldn't have evolved.
I accept God directed the evolution of it.

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From: philtill@aol.com [mailto:philtill@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 5:34 PM
To: Dehler, Bernie
Cc: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: [asa] Has a Christian Evolutionist written this yet?

Bernie,

this is probably a very accurate description of Behe and many other
IDers. I'm curious to know what you think is different about the TE of
those IDers who are TE.

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: Dehler, Bernie <bernie.dehler@intel.com>
Cc: asa@calvin.edu
Sent: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 7:03 pm
Subject: [asa] Has a Christian Evolutionist written this yet?

Hi all-
 
 Does anyone know of a book that someone has written that basically
explains that God uses evolution as his design means? I mean, that God
is actively engaged in messing with DNA code as a programmer writing
computer code, not simply just starting it all off at the big bang, as
Howard Van Till would say. I'm thinking of a combination of Intelligent
Design (not ID as it is now) with Evolution. Basically, the conclusion
is drawn from:
 
1. Evolution is too unlikely as to have happened naturally (ex.
anthropic principle & origin of life mysteries).
2. Genome evidence shows evolution happened (ex. pseudogenes).
3. Therefore, evolution happened supernaturally.
 
 I would call the position "Christian Evolution," and a follower a
"Christian Evolutionist." It is the Christian faith combined with
evolution... I hope that isn't syncretistic.
 
 Atheists may say that "evolution is an unguided process of creating
more complex life-forms from simpler," but the Christian Evolutionist
can say it is the "guided" process. Then a tough question would be "if
God is guiding it, then why is there so much disease and bad genes?"
Good one.
 
 
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